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Call 911.

Help me get her out of there. Are you nuts?

That's a live wire. Which one's going to blow?

I'm not breathing. Do you know CPR?

Do you know CPR?

1, 2, 3.

You're going to be fine. Good work.

What do you think you're doing?

Oh, I was just borrowing a pen.

Oh. Is that why you're walking away with it in your hand?

Oh, no. I'm sorry.

Are you aware that the admissions nurse who signed out a certain number of pens

from supplies is accountable for every single one?

She is.

Pens aren't free.

Someone has to pay for them, and unless you want it coming out of her paycheck,

I suggest you think twice before stealing another one.

Yes, ma 'am.

She's sick.

Who is she?

The new nursing assistant.

Oh, the one you just hired. Yeah.

Good to know she's not playing favorites.

Hi.

How are you feeling this morning, Ms. Marsden?

I look better than I did when you pulled me out of the car yesterday.

That's good.

And it's Chloe.

Hey.

Is that me?

I like to use the faces of people that I know.

I hope you don't mind.

No, I just never thought of myself as a knight in shining armor type.

You sure look like one yesterday.

You know, I'd like to see the picture that comes before this one.

Before? Yeah.

The one that shows why the princess crashed her noble steed into a telephone

pole.

I don't know.

The woman I'm driving down the street, and the next thing I know, an airbag's

exploding in my face.

And then you were there.

You know, I thought I overheard you telling one of the police officers that

there was another car involved.

Did I?

Maybe I saw something that is... I think the medical term you're looking for is

it's none of my business.

You know, the good news is your 24 -hour observational period is up, and we're

going to run a few more tests. If everything works out, I'm sure you'll be

to leave in the morning.

Oh.

You know, to most people, that's good news.

Unless there's some reason why you don't want to go home.

I'll be back to check on you before you're discharged.

I'd like that.

Ice tea's on the house. We'll get it later.

Yeah, I thought you were going to rehearse after we closed.

I thought this was a good time. The place is empty.

There used to be people here.

I'm glad you guys are both here. I need a little help.

Medical or criminal?

Well, a little bit of both.

Do you remember Chloe Marsden, the accident victim I brought in?

Well, I don't think that her accident was an accident.

I think that she was deliberately run off the road.

Did she tell you this?

Well, you know, she didn't exactly use the word deliberate, but she's scared

about something, and she doesn't want to talk about it.

You mean like maybe she knows who did it?

Maybe. And I thought maybe you... I'd run a background check on her, see if

anyone's mad at her.

Jesse, it's kind of late. I just didn't want to see her end up in the ER again.

Uh -huh.

Look, Jesse, I've got this friend that gets a pain in his back every time he

bends over. Maybe some night you'd like to stop by after a long shift and check

him out for free?

All right, I get the point.

Jesse, I'd love to help you, but I've got to close up tonight.

Maybe tomorrow I can talk to the officer in charge and see what he thinks.

Okay, thanks.

Oh, excuse me, gentlemen. I am needed.

Okay, guys, let's hit it.

Oh, shine on me.

You know, on second thought, this girl could be in real trouble.

This is not a moment to lose, Jess. Why don't you close up and I'll start

checking on her.

I wonder if the light...

May I help you?

I'm Lieutenant Steve Sloan. I was...

Looking for Richard Locke.

Oh, well, I'm his wife.

What is this about?

Actually, I should speak with Mr. Locke.

Maybe I can help.

Richard!

He'll be right here.

Richard, this is Lieutenant Sloan. He's with the police.

Maybe we should talk inside the house.

What, and track mud all over the floor? I just finished cleaning up the dirt the

kids dragged in.

No, you can talk here. We don't have any secrets.

Uh, it's about Chloe Marsden. You swore to me it was over.

It is over.

I haven't seen her in weeks.

Well, you never should have seen her in the first place.

So you didn't run her car off the road?

Of course not.

Is she dead?

No, just a little bruised up.

Too bad.

Normally in cases like this, we look at the disgruntled boyfriend first.

Coworker Miss Marsden said, you're it. I wasn't a boyfriend.

All we had was an interlude.

Four times. You slept with that tramp four times. It was going to be five, but

then the secretary walked in on him.

You own a blue Saturn, don't you, Mr. Locke?

Yeah. Suppose I could have a look at it?

It's in the shop.

A couple of days ago when Brennan and the kids were off, a close showed up and

bashed my car with a baseball bat. You tell me somebody smashed into you in a

parking lot.

I didn't want to worry you, honey.

This relationship was so casual.

Why'd she trace your car?

Same reason Glenn Close spoiled that kid's dog.

Cat. Bunny.

You get my point.

I've got your discharge papers right here.

Oh, are you all right?

Did something happen? Are you in pain?

Maybe we could run a few more tests. No, I'm fine.

Is this about Richard Locke?

How did you know about Richard? I have a friend who's a police officer and he

ran a little check for me.

Locke ran you up the road, didn't he?

I broke up with him.

He doesn't want to let me go.

There's a big glare coming from this.

Why didn't you go to the police about it?

What are they going to do, watch me 24 hours a day?

No, I've got to find a solution to this myself.

Yeah, but he could be out there waiting for you.

Why don't we keep you another day for observation?

Or if you like, I can put you together with my friend, the cop.

No, I just want to get on with my life.

All right.

Well, we'll get an orderly then to escort you outside and we'll have a cab

waiting for you.

You know, I could just drive you home.

Make sure that there's no blue car waiting for you.

You can't. You're working.

That's no problem. I'm sure I could sign up for half an hour.

Is it your break time already?

Uh, no.

Well, then shouldn't you be in the ER instead of lounging around in the lobby?

Yes, ma 'am.

Now, this is interesting.

Did you decorate this place yourself?

Well, I've tried using real models before.

I just drink all my good coffee then insist on bathroom breaks.

So you're a real artist.

Should I feel like an idiot for not knowing who you are?

Not unless you buy a lot of books at drugstores or airports.

I mostly do paperback covers.

I like it.

I mean, I don't know much about art, but... You and most of my fans.

Still, those guys get the gallery shows.

I don't know the thrill of seeing an artwork turned into a mural on some

pothead's van conversion.

Well, everything looks okay. Do you want me to check around the rest of the

house?

I didn't notice this before, but you have a great face for a Barthuvian

windrunner.

Oh, well, yeah, I've been told that before.

In fact, my girlfriend just told me that this morning at breakfast.

My girlfriend told me that.

Do you have a couple minutes? I would love to sketch you.

That is, if you don't mind gracing thousands of spin racks in a loincloth

dreadlocks. Oh, loincloth.

You know, I, uh... Actually, I've got to get back to the hospital. I only signed

out for a little while.

Let me do this. I'll give you a phone number of Lieutenant Steve Sloan.

And if you have a problem, you can call him, okay?

Okay.

I promise.

Thanks for everything.

Well, goodbye.

Good luck.

Okay, your eyes are equal and reactive.

Your skull x -ray came back negative. You have a mild concussion.

Mild? How can this be a mild concussion? I feel like my skull is cracked.

I checked the skull x -rays three times. You must have checked them at least

five. Yeah, but I have a concussion.

I mean, my skull could be severed from my spine and I wouldn't see it.

You're lucky it wasn't. We found a two -by -four with blood on it. I'm sure

going to match yours.

I want to press charges.

Against who?

Whoever you arrest as soon as you go arrest someone.

A lead would be nice.

How about the guy who stole my wallet?

You still have your wallet.

Oh.

I have a mild concussion. So I've heard.

Maybe that beautiful woman you left with saw something.

What beautiful woman? Oh, the one you escorted out of the hospital and drove

away with.

Oh.

I have a mild concussion.

So I've heard.

I told you it was a bad idea to get involved with a patient.

You rest. I'll be back.

I have a concussion.

Mild concussion. You treated an ER patient without getting his insurance

carrier? If we can't figure out who to bill for this, we have to pay for it.

then what do you think happens?

A child dies.

Because we can't afford the extra respirator to keep her alive.

A little rough, isn't she? Well, when you're in administration, you do have to

be firm.

You're scared of her, aren't you, Caroline?

I don't blame you.

Where can I find Dr. Travis?

Do you have an appointment?

I'm a patient of his. I have to see him.

Well, if it's a medical emergency, the ER admissions desk is on the first

Otherwise, you can call and make an appointment.

Excuse me, perhaps I can be of some help. If you don't mind.

I'm Dr. Sloan. Is there a problem?

No, not anymore.

I'm Chloe Marston.

Dr. Travis saved my life.

Yes, he told me about that. You're a very lucky girl.

Mostly because he was bad.

I just came back to thank him.

I would have thought you did that when he saw you home.

The truth is, I wanted to apologize if I caused him any trouble.

I have this ex -boyfriend. Ah, I see.

Well, I'm sure that Dr.

Travis would appreciate a kind word. He had a little accident of his own.

Oh, no.

Louie.

What are you doing here?

Anything happen?

You're hurt.

I just bumped my head on a two -by -four.

Those things happen.

Especially with Richard.

He called right after you left.

He said he saw us kissing.

We weren't kissing.

Well, if you and I were kissing, I think I would have remembered.

What are we going to do?

What are you doing here?

It's 3 a .m. He was there.

At my house while I was talking to you at the hospital.

The place was wrecked. Everything was everywhere. I didn't know what to do.

Sorry, I found your name in the phone book. I just didn't. Okay, come on.

I'm so sorry about this.

It's okay. Why don't we just call Steve and you can file a complaint?

I know, but it's 3 a .m. You can't call your friend now.

Well, you know, we could just call the police. You can talk to another cop.

And say what? I didn't see him do it.

I don't know. Maybe do you have a family or relatives, a close friend you can

call? No.

It's so late.

This is a bad idea.

No.

I shouldn't have come here.

Chloe. you know what i'm i'm just i'm really cranky right now i'm tired my

is killing me it's late why don't you just sleep on the sofa please stay

are you sure i'm positive i'll go

grab a blanket for you

Thanks for letting me buy your clothes.

Didn't exactly come prepared for a sleepover.

Well, I think maybe we should try and get some sleep.

Can you sit with me for a bit?

Sure.

Thanks for everything.

It's no problem.

I mean, I didn't do anything that any other Varsuvian windrunner would have

done. Whatever it is, they do.

Oh, they're kind of like angels.

Except they carry these giant crossbows to exterminate death hunters.

And they're the greatest lovers in all of 32 Light Realms.

I guess I gotta start reading something other than Sports Digest.

Oh, they're fantasies.

But people really get into them.

It's like a whole other life for them.

A life where everyone has a role to play and everything happens for a reason.

But life isn't like that.

They would say that you were always meant to rescue me.

And that even this night was meant to happen.

That's not the way it happened. I mean, I just...

Went to the store to buy a bag of potato chips, which is weird because yeah, I

don't even like potato chips I do like the barbecued ones though, but then

sometimes you get that embarrassing red ring around your lips from that

I'm really involved.

I don't see a ring.

But I do.

I mean, I know that it's not there, but I feel it there.

Won't it come off?

Probably.

But I'm not sure I'd ever be able to get it back on again.

And to be quite honest with you, that's not a risk that I'm willing to take

right now.

Do you understand?

that you're really committed to this woman.

I think that's great.

I'm sorry that I tried to come between you two.

No, don't be.

You know, I gotta be at the hospital in a few hours, so maybe you and I should

both try to get some sleep.

You're probably not awake, but I brought coffee anyway.

Hey, it's Susan.

Look at that.

Hi, good morning.

How are you? This is not what it looks like.

I think I should make that phone call now.

Yeah, the phone call. Definitely make that phone call.

To the police about the break -in at my place. She said a thing. Which is why

I'm here.

Yeah, it's, uh, you can use the phone in my bedroom there. It's right over

there, since you've never been in there before. It's right there.

Right through there? Yeah, but you can't miss. It's right past the coffee table.

I'll just, um, dress while I'm in there so I can go.

Hey.

Wow.

This is, uh... This is not what you're thinking. This is, um, Susan. Uh,

don't be angry.

This isn't angry.

This is calm.

Okay. This is understanding.

This is thoughtful.

ER supply closet, 2 o 'clock.

If you're not there by 2 .01, then you'll see angry.

All right, okay.

That wounded thing called the cops on me?

Somebody ransacked her house yesterday and attacked her doctor.

I keep telling you, I don't want anything to do with that woman. And yet

keep happening to her.

I haven't been near her house.

I don't know this Dr. Travis. If she's found somebody else, I'll be the first

one to say hooray and wish the poor slob good luck.

And I should believe you why.

Look, I was coming home up to 405 late one night. I spot a woman on the side of

the road with a flat tire.

And you volunteered to change it for her. She was nice.

She said she was grateful that I rescued her. When she offered to buy me a

drink, I thought, what the heck?

One rescue, one drink, one night stand.

Makes perfect sense.

Yeah, it did.

Until I tried to break it off with her, and she wouldn't let me. I told you

that. Hmm, the bastion car.

I made a mistake.

I rescued a woman on the side of the road and then got involved with her.

All I want now is to be left alone.

Nothing happened.

Nothing except a woman spent the night with you? In my apartment, not in my

She's a patient of mine. Oh, that makes me feel much better.

Look, she was in trouble. She needed a place to stay. I let her stay in my

apartment. There's nothing romantic about it. Maybe not for you.

Look, she just broke up with a boyfriend who turned out to be a complete psycho.

So I'm sure the last thing she wants is another relationship.

If you believe me.

I trust you.

It's not quite the same thing. Hey, I take what I can get.

What is it?

Patient needs me.

Jesse, look at me.

Can you tell us what happened, Jess?

I'd like to hear that myself.

Who are you?

Lieutenant Bill Creighton, homicide.

Jesse, I'm your friend and your business partner. There's no way I can be on

this case.

There'd be a conflict of interest.

This is Lieutenant Creighton. He's a good guy. Just be honest with him. Tell

everything that happened.

Yeah.

I heard a fight.

I came in.

and he was trying to kill her.

And then there was his sword.

You always carry a sword with you?

Well, just take a look around.

It's clear to see where the sword came from.

How well did you know Richard Locke?

I didn't.

I mean, just what Chloe told me about him and what he did here.

Where he trashed the place before the fight?

Yeah, that's why she spent last night at my apartment.

Chloe spent the night with you?

Yeah, she was scared.

You helped her out, just like you did today?

Yeah.

I mean, Dr. Travis is in shock.

I don't think there are any questions that can't wait till after he gets some

sleep.

Okay, get some rest.

Might want to get a lawyer, too.

Hold it there.

Jesse,

Mark called me.

I hate to say it, Dad, but if I didn't know Jesse, I'd have a hard time

believing this was justifiable homicide.

I'm having a little trouble believing it myself.

We're going to have to dig deeper if we're going to help Jesse.

Well, I'd love to, but I'm not on the case, remember?

No, you're not. Not on homicide, at least.

The car accident.

I think we have to go back farther to when Jesse met Chloe.

You wouldn't have any trouble investigating that, would you? No, not

Seriously? What the

hell

are you doing here?

Richard is gone.

We can be together.

What are you, crazy?

It's okay.

The police believe it was self -defense.

What do you mean the police believe?

I know this has been hard on both of us.

But it's over now.

You gotta get off of me. You gotta get out of here.

This is what we wanted.

We killed for this.

I didn't mean to kill anybody.

You saved my life.

You made a future for us.

You gotta go.

You gotta get out.

Out. You're leaving.

Get your stuff.

I belong here. You don't belong here.

Take this. Chloe, let's go.

Bye. You're right.

It's better this way. The police are still around.

I'll be waiting.

Right.

He killed him.

She wasn't the one that stabbed him, but it doesn't matter.

The minute he slept with her, he was dead.

He wouldn't be dead if he hadn't tried to kill her.

Because she drove him to it.

By attacking his car?

That was just one thing.

He tried to hide the really scary stuff from me and the kids, but he

never could hide anything from me.

What kind of scary stuff?

Dead rats in the mailbox.

A fire in our tool shed.

She stole my daughter's Furby.

Why would she steal a toy? My daughter's favorite toy.

That's what sent Richard to kill Chloe? And have kidnapped Furby?

Well, a message.

I can do whatever I want, whenever I want.

I went to go pick up the kids from school this afternoon, and they're

cookies. Did Richard get the cookies?

They pointed to the nice lady.

Chloe?

She looked right at me and smiled.

I grabbed the cookies from the kid's hands and I called Richard from the car.

My God.

He was furious.

He wanted me to have the kid's stomachs pumped.

He said he couldn't take it anymore.

Thank you for coming in, Mrs. Lawton.

Very sorry.

Holy goodness, kid. Knowing he'd come after her.

You're right. Jesse was set up.

How do we prove it?

Keep digging.

Let's go.

Look, I woke up and she was on top of me.

And she got in how? Broke down the door? Slithered under it?

Maybe she picked the lock. Maybe I left the door open.

All I did was try to help her out. I didn't ask for any of this. You've got

believe me.

I want to.

But most women I know don't climb into bed with a sleeping guy unless they've

had some kind of encouragement.

Look, I was nice to her. That's all.

And you were never even tempted.

How could I be?

I have you.

What? Don't go.

Wait, Susan.

I don't want to hear any more lies.

All right, look.

An incredibly beautiful woman is lying on my sofa in my living room wearing

nothing but my dress shirt. And all she wants is for me to take it off of her.

And you're asking me if I'm tempted by that?

She wanted you.

You wanted her.

But nothing happened.

Nothing happened. Because I have something better. You and me.

And I wouldn't jeopardize that for anything.

I believe you.

Seriously?

If you weren't even tempted, then you're not human.

Now I know you're telling the truth.

Forget him to tell you the truth about these.

What, are you spying on me?

This doesn't mean anything.

Well, then the affair they've been having doesn't mean anything either.

We haven't... I just met her two days ago.

It's not what the lady says.

He says you set it up to make it look that way so you could fool your

girlfriend. Yeah, well, it's a lie.

She also says that you've been trying to force Richard Locke out of her life for

weeks. I never even met the man.

Until you killed him.

Which she still insists you did to keep him from killing her.

Well, at least you two got that part of your story straight.

It's a pity that you left your blueprints lying around.

Get the hell out of here.

Oh, thanks, I...

Got copies.

Oh, and next time you close up, you might want to lock your door.

An open door is an invitation to crime.

What's going on?

She set me up. She wanted me to kill Locke.

I mean, the only way to stop her is to get her to tell the truth.

And I'm the only one who can make her do that.

Jesse, don't.

Chloe? I need... it come? You told Crichton we were having an affair?

I had to. He found out. There is nothing to find out.

I'm in love with Susan Hilliard. How many times do I have to tell you that

before it sinks in? She doesn't matter.

Nobody matters but us. You killed for me, remember?

You made me do that. Look, you're going to leave us alone.

You understand me?

I hate abusive boyfriends.

If you're lucky, I followed you. You'd have gone down with two counts of

I didn't murder anyone.

Get him out of here.

Go on.

Let's go.

This way. Go on.

You all right, miss?

I am now.

I don't know why he did that.

You'll have to come down to the station and file a complaint.

Maybe get a restraining order.

Could you tell us what really happened to Richard Locke?

Are you sure he didn't hurt you?

Call for a paramedic.

I'm not hurt. I'm just scared.

A little bit shaky. I don't know if I can drive after all this.

I could give you a ride if you want.

He can't be John's father. You're so nice.

I'm my son.

He's so... I know. He's the nicest guy in the world, and I'm a big jerk.

Be that as it may.

Becker's long -lost dad is special guest Dick Van Dyke. Do you know how hard it

is to be nice?

Fine, guys! Shut the hell up!

Look who I'm asking.

All new Becker, CBS Monday.

This is everything traffic had on Chloe Marston's accident.

Crime scene analysis, paramedics reports, eyewitness accounts.

Look at that.

The passenger door's open.

Jesse said it was like that when he got there.

Investigators said it could have popped open on impact.

Yeah, it could have, but what if it didn't?

Nobody saw the actual accident, but at least three eyewitnesses swore they saw

somebody running away when they did look.

Somebody else was in the car with her?

Well, it's possible.

Hey, guys.

Here's the preliminary autopsy report on Richard Locke.

He started with a stab wound to the heart and had quite a few bruises from

fight he had with Jesse.

They don't look like they were caught in a fight.

I figured you'd notice that.

Actually, the bruises are in a pattern from his upper right shoulder down to

left rib cage.

That's from a seat belt.

He was in that crash. He was the second person in the car.

Well, then maybe he caused the accident.

Well, what his wife said is true. He certainly had provocation. Yeah, he did.

But I don't think that's what happened. I think that Chloe deliberately crashed

that car into the pole and killed herself and Richard Locke.

Murder -suicide committed by the jilted lover.

I'm afraid it's going to happen again. You know, Jesse would never betray

And when Chloe realizes that...

We

can take him home now. She decided not to press charges.

She was just upset about everything that's happened.

She's a pretty special lady.

Well, I won't argue with that.

Richard Locke's death was intentional.

Yeah, and Chloe Marston was the one with the intention.

All I see is a couple of guys with overactive libidos fighting over a

woman. That's an old story.

Wonder where she added her very own twist.

When Richard Locke tried to end the affair, she terrorized his family.

Then finally tried to kill him by driving into a light pole.

And kill herself, too.

Well, that makes sense.

Sure does.

All right.

Even if you're right, I'm not saying that she ought.

Didn't work.

Which is why she maneuvered Jesse into killing Locke for her.

It's all speculation.

It's a reasonable deduction.

Deduction has to be based on fact.

So far, the only facts I have are these. One, Travis stabbed Richard Lockett

down. Two, Chloe Marsden came out of Travis' apartment looking like that.

Three, Travis threatened Chloe Marsden in her own home.

So, what's your deduction?

So, how's the new nursing administrator doing?

Pretty good. She's increased efficiency, managed to trim the budget,

eliminated... And done wonders for morale, I see.

You notice that?

Yeah. You know the night manager, Lyle Gorsh?

The big guy with the Marine tattoo on his arm? Yeah. I found him in my

lab this morning, sobbing.

Oh, boy.

I don't have any choice. I'm going to have to let her go.

Well, are you going to call in Steve, or should we have the SWAT team come in

and back you up?

That meant another nurse had to work overtime to cover for you. For the third

time this month.

You're late again.

You're out.

Nurse Stryker, I wonder if we might talk.

Good, because I have something I want to say to you. You do?

Do you have any idea what you have done?

Well, no.

You have made me the happiest woman in this hospital.

Happiest?

The warm, friendly family atmosphere here is so wonderful.

I've never felt so at home anywhere.

Really?

And I want to assure you, I am going to work twice as hard to make this place be

everything it can be. That's wonderful.

So, what did you want to say?

I just wanted to tell you what a great job you're doing.

Oh.

Hey!

You told that uniform, Clayton.

Well, at least I only have the police after me.

my locker for my coat and there was something sharp.

A razor blade.

Chloe did this.

We don't know that for sure.

Yes, I do. You take care of Susan. I'll take care of Chloe.

Do something, please. I'll take care of you first.

Jesse, don't hurt me. You hurt Susan. No.

You're not going to hurt her again.

Freeze, Travis.

Someone's got to stop her.

He's dead.

All right.

All right.

Now we can be together. She said two of us.

What are you talking about?

You killed for me.

No, I didn't. You saved me.

This time we won't need to have a story.

What are you talking about? What story?

You're a cop.

You rescued me. They won't question that.

They'll see.

Yes,

we do see. We see exactly how you killed Richard Locke.

By proxy.

This is crazy.

I couldn't do that.

With me being the proxy.

I don't understand what's going on here.

Men rescued you.

The way Locke rescued you that night on the highway.

Like I did at the crash.

Then you became obsessed with them.

Then they wanted out. The way Locke wanted out. You couldn't stand that. So

used your next rescuer to eliminate him.

Me. You even attacked Jesse in the parking garage to convince him that

dangerous. But he was.

Jesse saved me.

And then after that, he wanted no part of you. So he helped us set you up. We

knew when Creighton rescued you, you'd use him to get Jesse.

We were ready.

Fortunately, we got it all on tape.

I'm wired.

Come on, man.

Tell them this isn't true, please.

Tell them that this is all a mistake.

Please.

Jesse, please.

Please.

Mark knew that Chloe would do something to make me mad enough to go after her,

but we never thought that she would do anything to hurt you.

It's not that bad.

Scared me mostly.

Me too.

I tell you, I wanted to kill her when I saw you standing there bleeding, and

that scared me even more.

It was worth the risk. Chloe Marston is in a mental hospital and out of our

lives. And the head nurse gave me a week's sick leave.

Hey, you know, Mark gave me the week off, too.

I have a mild concussion.

So I've heard.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Barbecue Bob's Barbecue Shop Quartet.

And for our first number on the program, we're going to sing a very special tune

for two very special young people there in the corner.

Even policemen say.